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enCar Bomb Explosion Near Kabul Airport Kills At Least 3, Including British National; Taliban Claims Responsibilityhttp://www.ibtimes.com/car-bomb-explosion-near-kabul-airport-kills-least-3-including-british-national-1925888
Update as of 6:25 a.m. EDT: A British national was among the three people killed when a car filled with explosives detonated Sunday morning on a road leading to a NATO facility near Kabul's international airport, the Telegraph reported, citing a British embassy spokesperson. The Briton, who was not named, was part of a European Union Police Mission convoy, the report said.http://www.ibtimes.com/car-bomb-explosion-near-kabul-airport-kills-least-3-including-british-national-1925888Sun, 17 May 2015 03:05:57 -0400Pope Francis To Confer Sainthood On 2 Palestinian Nuns; Celebrations In West Bank, Israelhttp://www.ibtimes.com/pope-francis-confer-sainthood-2-palestinian-nuns-celebrations-west-bank-israel-1925878
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Update, 5:23 a.m. EDT: Pope Francis canonized two Palestinian nuns in Vatican City Sunday for their work in helping the poor and needy in 19th century Ottoman Empire-era Palestine, the Associated Press reported.http://www.ibtimes.com/pope-francis-confer-sainthood-2-palestinian-nuns-celebrations-west-bank-israel-1925878Sun, 17 May 2015 01:52:14 -0400China Cuts Interest Rates, Third Cut Since November, In Bid To Spur Growthhttp://www.ibtimes.com/china-cuts-interest-rates-third-cut-november-bid-spur-growth-1915644
The People's Bank of China (PBOC) cut a key lending rate Sunday -- the third such cut since November -- in a bid to spur slowing growth. The central bank reduced benchmark lending rates by 25 basis points to 5.1 percent.http://www.ibtimes.com/china-cuts-interest-rates-third-cut-november-bid-spur-growth-1915644Sun, 10 May 2015 06:01:54 -0400Nepal Earthquake Death Toll Crosses 2,200; Mt. Everest Prepares For Its Worst Disaster As Huge Aftershock Brings Fresh Avalancheshttp://www.ibtimes.com/nepal-earthquake-death-toll-crosses-2200-mt-everest-prepares-its-worst-disaster-huge-1897024
As rescue efforts continued more than a day after a massive 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit Nepal, the death toll crossed 2,200 and was expected to rise, according to reports. Meanwhile, another aftershock hit the region Sunday afternoon, triggering panic in the devastated region, and fresh avalanches on Mount Everest.http://www.ibtimes.com/nepal-earthquake-death-toll-crosses-2200-mt-everest-prepares-its-worst-disaster-huge-1897024Sun, 26 Apr 2015 06:30:02 -0400AirAsia Flight 8501: 'My Heart Is Filled With Sadness', CEO Tony Fernandes Tweets As Reports Emerge Of Debris, Bodieshttp://www.ibtimes.com/airasia-flight-8501-my-heart-filled-sadness-ceo-tony-fernandes-tweets-reports-emerge-1769452
Update as of 6 a.m. EST: AirAsia CEO Tony Fernandes, in a statement issued Tuesday evening confirming the debris found in the Java Sea indeed came from missing Flight 8501, said that the company's "first priority now is the wellbeing of the family members of those onboard QZ8501.”
“I am absolutely devastated. This is a very difficult moment for all of us at AirAsia as we await further developments of the search and rescue operations," he said.
http://www.ibtimes.com/airasia-flight-8501-my-heart-filled-sadness-ceo-tony-fernandes-tweets-reports-emerge-1769452Tue, 30 Dec 2014 03:58:39 -0500AirAsia Flight 8501: Officials 95% Sure Missing Plane Has Been Found; TV Reports Show Images Of Debris, Bodyhttp://www.ibtimes.com/airasia-flight-8501-officials-95-sure-missing-plane-has-been-found-tv-reports-show-1769446
Bambang Sulistyo, the head of search and rescue operations in Indonesia reportedly said at a press conference Tuesday that an Indonesian air force Hercules aircraft had found a shadow underwater -- at 12:50 local time (12:50 a.m. EST), which was believed to be in the shape of a plane, the BBC reported. AirAsia Flight 8501 went missing Sunday, with 162 people on board, while flying from Surabaya in Indonesia to Singapore's Changi International Airport.http://www.ibtimes.com/airasia-flight-8501-officials-95-sure-missing-plane-has-been-found-tv-reports-show-1769446Tue, 30 Dec 2014 03:20:50 -0500Jet Airways Flight Makes Emergency Landing At Kathmandu Airport After Bird Hithttp://www.ibtimes.com/jet-airways-flight-makes-emergency-landing-kathmandu-airport-after-bird-hit-1768464
A Jet Airways flight from Mumbai, India, to Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, made an emergency landing Monday after being hit by a bird and catching fire, according to reports. The Boeing 737 reportedly had 125 passengers and six crew members on board.
"Jet Airways flight 9W 268 Mumbai to Kathmandu B737 experienced a bird ingestion on approach and continued the flight with an uneventful and safe landing at Kathmandu," the airline said in a statement, according to the Press Trust of India.http://www.ibtimes.com/jet-airways-flight-makes-emergency-landing-kathmandu-airport-after-bird-hit-1768464Mon, 29 Dec 2014 04:48:17 -0500AirAsia Flight QZ 8501: Indonesia Dispatches Planes To Look For Missing Plane Amid Reports Of Crashhttp://www.ibtimes.com/airasia-flight-qz-8501-indonesia-dispatches-planes-look-missing-plane-amid-reports-1768172
Indonesia's air force has deployed two planes to look for AirAsia Indonesia Flight QZ 8501, which disappeared Sunday morning while flying to Singapore from Surabaya, BBC reported, adding that the search would focus on waters around South Borneo. Meanwhile, there were unconfirmed reports that the plane had crashed. http://www.ibtimes.com/airasia-flight-qz-8501-indonesia-dispatches-planes-look-missing-plane-amid-reports-1768172Sun, 28 Dec 2014 05:15:13 -0500AirAsia QZ8501: Weather Could Hamper Search Operations For Missing Plane, Reports Sayhttp://www.ibtimes.com/airasia-qz8501-weather-could-hamper-search-operations-missing-plane-reports-say-1768162
Update as of 5:26 a.m. EST: A lightning storm is currently underway in the waters between Indonesia and Singapore, around the area where Flight QZ8501 went missing, BBC reported, adding that the region has seen heavy storms, lightning and rains through the weekend. Towering thundercloud formations in the region -- with clouds rising up to 50,000 feet were reported by BBC Weather.
http://www.ibtimes.com/airasia-qz8501-weather-could-hamper-search-operations-missing-plane-reports-say-1768162Sun, 28 Dec 2014 04:14:39 -0500AirAsia QZ8501: Nations Offers Help In Search For Missing Plane; Tony Fernandes Leaves For Surabayahttp://www.ibtimes.com/airasia-qz8501-nations-offers-help-search-missing-plane-tony-fernandes-leaves-1768158
Update as of 5:52 a.m. EST: Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott spoke to Indonesia's President Joko Widodo and offered to assist Indonesia in looking for Flight QZ8501, according to the Australian leader's Twitter feed. Australia is currently also assisting Malaysia in the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, which disappeared on March 8.http://www.ibtimes.com/airasia-qz8501-nations-offers-help-search-missing-plane-tony-fernandes-leaves-1768158Sun, 28 Dec 2014 03:24:30 -0500